I agree, but I would also blame the entirely atrocious web design that has made it so that people don't expect there to be useful information anywhere on the page and just jump to the body. It's very practical to start subconsciously learning to skim when you're assaulted with noise.
90% of the time I can't even find the fucking time an article was written or last updated easily on the web.
His blog has used the same design for 20 years.
I meant web design in general not ttao’s blog, which is excellent. My point was that broader shitty design has instilled bad habits which carry over to even straightforward UIs.